22 articles - From Saturday Apr 16 2022 to Friday Apr 22 2022
Guidelines, position statements, white papers, technical reviews, consensus statements, etc…
meta-analyses and systematic reviews
RCT, clinical trials, retrospective studies, etc…
| Am J Clin Nutr |
Association of cow's milk intake in early childhood with adiposity and cardiometabolic risk in early adolescence. Consumption of higher-fat cow's milk in early childhood was not associated with increased adiposity or adverse cardiometabolic health over a decade later. Our findings do not support current recommendations to consume lower-fat milk to reduce the risk of later obesity and adverse cardiometabolic outcomes. Clinical Trial Registry Number NCT02820402 ( |
Correction of neonatal vitamin D status using 1000 IU/d of vitamin D increased lean body mass by 12 months of age compared to 400 IU/d: a rand1omized controlled trial. Vitamin D supplementation (400 or 1000 IU/d) during infancy readily corrects vitamin D status, whereas 1000 IU/d modestly increases lean mass by 12 months. The long-term implications require further research. |
Gestational weight gain and dietary energy, iron, and choline intake predict severity of fetal alcohol growth restriction in a prospective birth cohort. Gestational weight gain and dietary intakes of energy, choline, and iron appeared to modify fetal vulnerability to PAE-related growth restriction. These findings suggest a need for screening programs for pregnant women at higher risk for having a child with FASD to identify alcohol-using women who may benefit from nutritional interventions. |
The effect of a Mediterranean diet on the symptoms of depression in young males (the "AMMEND" study): A Randomized Control Trial. Our results demonstrate that compared to befriending, a MD intervention leads to significant increases in MEDAS score, decreases in BDI-II score and increases in QoL scores. These results highlight the important role of nutrition for the treatment of depression and should inform advice given by clinicians to this specific demographic population. |
| Liver Transpl |
Elevated fractional donor-derived cell-free DNA during subclinical graft injury after liver transplantation. The sensitivity and specificity of fractional dd-cfDNA to non-invasively predict relevant subclinical graft injury was rather limited with 73% and 52% at the cut-off value of 2.1% fractional dd-cfDNA. The positive predictive value of fractional dd-cfDNA above 2.1% was 76% to non-invasively predict subclinical graft injury, calculated on the prevalence of graft injury in our prospective surveillance biopsy program, while the negative predictive values was not predictive (47%). In conclusion, dd-cfDNA has a rather limited diagnostic fidelity in addition to other non-invasive markers for the assessment of subclinical graft injury in personalized immunosuppression approaches after liver transplantation in a cross-sectional setting. |
Intraoperative Intracardiac Thrombus in Liver Transplant: A 9-year Retrospective Review Focusing on Treatment and Outcomes. During the TEE Era, 80% of ICT were diagnosed incidentally or due to hemodynamic instability (p=0.002). The 30-day mortality was 36% (9/25) in the TEE-era (p=0.25). ICT incidence increased in the TEE-Era, yet the mortality was lower, suggesting that routine intraoperative TEE may lead to early detection of ICT prior to hemodynamic collapse. |
Long-term outcome of primary percutaneous stent angioplasty for pediatric posttransplant portal vein stenosis. The need for reintervention was independent of age or weight at both transplantation or initial angioplasty as well as additional risk factors due to portal hypertension. Percutaneous transhepatic PV stent angioplasty in children is safe and effective in al age groups, with excellent long-term patency. Primary stent angioplasty should be considered as first-line treatment for PVS after pediatric LT. |
Standardising the histological assessment of late post-transplant biopsies from paediatric liver allograft recipients. Weighted inter-observer kappa statistics showed a high level of agreement for various parameters of inflammation, interface activity, fibrosis, and microvascular injury. Intra-observer agreement for these features was even more substantial. The results of this study will help to standardize the assessment of biopsies from long-surviving liver allografts, aid the recognition of important histological features and facilitate international comparisons and clinical trials aiming to improve outcomes for children undergoing liver transplantation. |
| Pancreatology |
Contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography for predicting the efficacy of first-line gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer. Evaluation of intratumoral vascularity by CH-EUS may be useful for predicting the efficacy of chemotherapy in patients with pancreatic cancer. A better response to GEM and nab-PTX can be expected in patients showing rich vascularity at both the early and late phases. |
Study protocol for a multi-institutional prospective surveillance study among kindreds with familial pancreatic cancer and individuals with hereditary pancreatic cancer syndrome: The Diamond Study. We intend to scientifically prove the usefulness of surveillance for kindreds with familial PC and individuals with hereditary PC syndrome to improve PC prognoses. |
The use of ace inhibitors influences the risk of progression of BD-IPMNs under follow-up. ACEIs might have an effect in slowing the progression of BD-IPMNs. ASA, STAT and ARBs show no convincing effect on the progression of BD-IPMNs. Further, prospective, and long-term multicenter studies are needed to verify such association and to define the potential underlying mechanisms. |
Plenty of the editorials are available as full text through the publisher website using the provided link
| Am J Clin Nutr |
| Liver Transpl |
Letters to the editors and authors’ replies
| Liver Transpl |
all remaining publications eg case reports, images of the month, etc…